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{{Short description|Mythological bird in Norse mythology}}

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In [[Norse mythology]], '''Víðópnir''' ({{IPA|non|ˈwiːðˌoːpnez̠}}) is a mythological bird inhabiting the top of the Norse world tree, [[Yggdrasil]] — sometimes positioned on the brow of another cosmic bird.

Vidofnir - the "Winged Lance" in Fire Emblem - Sacred Stones.

==Representation==

One of the 2 Sacred weapons of Frelia. It will be available to the player after a certain mission in the storyline, delivered by Crown Prince Innes of Frelia.

According to the eddic poem, ''[[Fjölsvinnsmál]]'', '''Víðópnir''' or '''Víðófnir''' {{IPA|non|ˈwiːðˌoːvnez̠|}} is a rooster that inhabits the crown of the world tree, variously represented as a falcon, sitting between the eyes of the cosmic eagle [[Hræsvelgr]] at the top of the tree of life, [[Mímameiðr]] (Mimi's Tree), a vast tree taken to be identical with the World Tree, Yggdrasil.

==Sources==

Viðópnir occurs in one Norse medieval source aside from ''Fjölsvinnsmál'', a tiny phrase in [[Snorri Sturluson]]'s ''Eddu-brot'', where it guards the gate to the lands where in [[Hel (mythological being)|Hél]]'s [[Hel (___location)|Hel or Hell]] lies, the six-metre high Icelandic waterfalls of [[Gjallandi]] (literally, "the yelling").<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onp.ku.dk/onp/onp.php?c713423 |title=víðópnir in SnEFrg¹ 494 |work=ONP: Dictionary of Old Norse Prose |access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref> Hel was one of the children of the trickster god [[Loki]], and her kingdom was said to lie downward and northward.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hel-Norse-deity |title=Hel, Norse Deity |work=Britannica |access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref>

Viðópnir seems rather identical to [[Veðrfölnir and eagle|Veðrfölnir and the eagle]].

Unlike the Sacred duo of Sieglinde and Siegmund, Vidofnir, like any of the other sacred weapons, can be equipped on any lance-wielding character with a 'S' weapon skill rating. It grants the user equipped with it a +5 in defense.

==See also==

It must be used wisely, for the weapon has limited uses before it breaks.

* [[Veðrfölnir]]

==References==

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[[Category:Birds in Norse mythology]]

[[Category:Mythological galliforms]]